Many fish cakes are made with mashed potato and coated with breadcrumbs or batter. These golden cod cakes focus on the fish, with just flour and eggs to bind them. Fried in some olive oil and served with garlicky mayonnaise, they are a tantalizing treat of golden deliciousness.
These golden cod cakes can be made with cod or any other white fish. Give yourself the flexibility to take advantage of whatever white fish your local supermarket or seafood seller has on sale.
If you’re lucky enough to spend some time by the ocean and get a chance to catch a few pile perch early in the morning, fillet them and turn them into these golden fish cakes for a devilish breakfast treat. You’ll want to get up early again the next morning and catch more.
Golden Cod Cakes With Garlic Mayonnaise Recipe
These golden cod cakes with garlic mayonnaise are so easy to prepare. I like having these when I have fresh cod fish.
Ingredients
Fish Cake Ingredients
- 7 ounces cod fish
â…“ cup white onion - minced
1 medium egg - beaten
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 dash salt
1 dash ground black pepper
4 drops Tabasco
½ cup all purpose flour (plain flour Australia and UK)
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup olive oil
Garlic Mayonnaise Ingredients
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 clove garlic - crushed- 4 drops Tabasco
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 dash ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, bring some water to a boil. Add the fish and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes – just enough to turn it opaque.
- Drain the fish well. Then, flake it into a large bowl.
- Mix the onion, egg, basil, pepper, and Tabasco in a small bowl. Then, add this mixture to the cod fish and blend.
- In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Add this to the fish mixture and mix well to form a stiff, lumpy batter.
- In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat until hot but not smoking. Divide the fish batter into 6 spoonfuls and drop them carefully into the oil. Use a spatula to flatten the cakes to ½ inch thick.
- Fry for 4 minutes, until golden. Flip and fry for another 4 minutes.
- While the cakes are frying, mix all of the garlic mayonnaise ingredients and place them in a small bowl or serving dish.
- When the cakes are done, remove them to some paper towel to blot off extra oil. Then, serve with the garlic mayonnaise.
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 8gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 201mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 64IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 1mg
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